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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The reducing agent in the reaction described in Fe + 2HCL FeCl2 + H2 is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

FeCl2

OpenStudy (aaronq):

a reducing agent helps reduce, right? so it's essentially being oxidized. To start off , you should assign oxidation states/numbers to the species to determine what is being oxidized and what is being reduced. Fe + 2HCL -> FeCl2 + H2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Fe is being oxidised. Fe is the R.A.

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